Chapter 160
Top flow is a safety card to hold the lower limit
The news that the system notified her was so shocking that Ling Sui almost couldn't control her expression.
Fortunately, Teacher Tang Bing didn't look at her... otherwise she would have been noticed by the other party.
Ling Suisui calculated in her mind that Er Hongwen was nine years older than her. If you must say, this age difference is still within her understanding.
But the new "male protagonist" identified by the system, the one who was walking towards them - Ling Sui recognized who he was. His name was Gu Size. If the world is a giant entertainment novel, she should call him "Actor Gu".
Gu Size does have good acting skills and is a well-known good guy in the circle, but that cannot change the fact that he is 39 years old this year and is about to celebrate his 40th birthday.
Ling Sui could treat such an actor as a senior, but as a so-called "target of pursuit"... she could only roll her eyes at the system in her heart.
[Are you crazy?] He is sixteen years older than me. In ancient times, at this age, he could be my father! 】
System: [A big age difference is a very common setting. Daddy boyfriends are very popular. You can call him daddy in the future. This is a hobby between lovers. 】
Ling Suisui: ...
But forget it, Gu Size has the face of a chosen dean of studies. The system insisted on leading her in the direction of love between men and women, and she could only feel full of sexual contraction.
Gu Size walked over and greeted Tang Bing first.
Ling Sui quickly came back to her senses, smiled when Teacher Tang Bing introduced her, and called him "Uncle Gu".
Gu Size's eyes widened in an instant, and Tang Bing laughed out loud.
"The kid is right." Tang Bing finally stopped laughing and said, "You are old enough to be her uncle. There is a generation gap."
"It's really sad." Gu Size shook his head helplessly, "Back then, I was also a young and handsome guy, but now I'm an old and shaved guy."
"Alas, everyone will grow old, and the future belongs to these young people."
While Gu Size and Tang Bing were chatting, Ling Sui smiled and quietly checked the system panel.
At present, Gu Size's favorability towards her is fifty-five, only slightly higher than the completely neutral stranger status. Therefore, when he showed his warmth towards Tang Bing in front of her and called her "Xiao Ling" all the time, it was definitely an act.
He had almost no feelings for her, which was normal. Ling Suisui was not so arrogant as to think that the whole world liked her. But he insisted on showing his admiration, which was clearly beyond the level of personal interaction between acquaintances, which made her subconsciously alert.
Sure enough, after Gu Size chatted with Tang Bing for a while, he mentioned the project he was preparing recently.
Gu Size has indeed won the Best Actor award, but it was the Hundred Flowers Award voted for by the audience. Although this award is also mainstream in China, it is at the bottom of the mainstream circle's contempt chain and is considered to be "the easiest to obtain" and "the one with the lowest requirements for acting skills."
Apart from this, Gu Size has no other mainstream achievements in terms of awards. But he is very helpful and made a lot of friends when he was famous. Many people in the circle owe him favors. Therefore, even though he hasn't filmed many movies in recent years and has been appearing almost exclusively on variety shows, his status has not dropped and he has never been left out of various activities.
It would be nice to be able to retire peacefully like this, but when Gu Size saw Tang Bing preparing a film project, he began to feel a little itchy.
When filming "Zhao Jiang", Ling Suisui was not yet a top star. Although Gu Size doesn't have the courage to use "Huhu" like Tang Bing, he will follow the trend. It should not be too late to find Ling Suisui to be the leading actor now, right? He just needs to pay more.
Tang Bing asked Ling Suisui to play Pingyang Zhao, while Gu Size wanted to film the role of Princess Taiping. He made a big promise, saying which big company produced it, with hundreds of millions of dollars invested, a specially built palace, and extremely exquisite costumes and props, and which famous actors would play supporting roles for her...
In the end, even things like "global distribution" and "preparing to be sent to three major European exhibitions" were touted.
I have to say, what he said was well-reasoned and convincing. Given his good popularity in the entertainment industry, it doesn't seem impossible.
Ling Suisui listened very carefully, and seeing Gu Size's expectant eyes, he said that he was grateful for your opinion and would definitely consider it.
Well, this is Teacher Tang Bing’s friend, so I have to think about how to refuse him gracefully.
After Gu Size left, Tang Bing and Ling Suisui looked at each other.
No one knows a disciple better than his teacher. Tang Bing immediately understood her intention.
"It seems you have already thought about it." Tang Bing raised an eyebrow, "If you don't want to go, don't worry about me."
There was nothing to hide in front of the teacher, so Ling Sui simply nodded, and leaned close to Tang Bing's ear to explain in detail the reasons why he was not optimistic.
"Let's talk about the subject matter first. There were eight years between Wu Zetian's abdication and Emperor Xuanzong's accession to the throne. It's too long for a movie. Also, since they wanted to film the political struggle between Princess Taiping and Li Longji, why did they choose me to play the role?"
"In the first year of Shenlong, Princess Taiping was forty years old, and I will be twenty-four in a few days. This age is obviously not suitable!"
A well-maintained actress can still play the role of a 24-year-old when she is 40, but the reverse is not possible, unless she wears special effects makeup throughout. But is this really necessary?
"To build a palace specifically for this movie shows that the producer has invested in more than one aspect of the project, and he, as the director, probably has little say."
"If you invite too many big names, it's hard to control the duration. His own status can't overshadow those of his friends. If you invite people to help, you must give them more shots. It's impossible for you to ask Teacher Qi Xuan to come all the way here and shoot two scenes before the filming is finished."
Tang Bing tapped her head. She remembered this little thing very clearly.
Ling Suisui continued, "If this were a TV series, I would still consider it. Movies are usually only two hours long. If they are too long, it will affect the narrative rhythm. The supporting characters have a lot of scenes, so what else can I, the protagonist, play? Do you want me to compete with these seniors for the role?"
Even if she did this for the sake of the quality of the movie, the result that was spread out was just like that. Most netizens only like to eat the melon that is fed to their mouths and will not delve into the reasons and logic behind it.
Instead of choosing between making a big scene or swallowing your anger, it is better not to get involved in the mess in the first place.
Based on Gu Size's favorability score of only 55 for her, Ling Sui was very skeptical. Gu Size did not really think she was suitable to play the role of Princess Taiping, and she was most likely just a tool to attract traffic for this work.
And... there is more than a 70% chance that the thing that Gu Size praised her would first have to be coded with her as the heroine before there could be any subsequent developments.
After all, taking advantage of the information gap to paint a rosy picture for both parties is nothing new in China.
Ling Suisui never says that he "single-handedly" carries the entire drama, but he is also very clear about the important role that top stars play in the establishment of film and television projects. She is a safety card that can hold the bottom line. Even if her work fails, at least it can create some splash and not fail silently.
——Don’t say that the good guys in the entertainment industry won’t do such things. Ling Suisui has no such filter towards Gu Size.
Besides, a good person does not mean an honest person. It is impossible for a truly clear, pure and honest person to be in the domestic entertainment industry for so many years and still have a name and a reputation.
Ling Suisui finished his analysis and Tang Bing nodded in agreement.
In fact, she also saw the wrongness here, but she did not expose Gu Size in person. You still have to give some face to old friends.
She originally wanted to tell Ling Suisui privately, but she didn't expect that the kid was so smart and had a strong awareness of anti-fraud.
Tang Bing smiled and said, "Our Zhaojiang hasn't even seen any results yet, but his colleagues are already impatient... What on earth did I do to make them all think that being a director is so easy?"
It may be that after the filming of "Zhao Jiang" was completed, Ling Sui became a big hit this year, and this kind of "picking up a bargain" situation stimulated them.
Ling Suisui blinked: "When the movie comes out, there will be more such situations. Teacher Gu has given me a preview."
If "Zhao Jiang" performs well, won't these people be jealous to death?
Tang Bing nodded, having a premonition of the bloody storm during the Spring Festival.
Ling Sui must have declined Gu Size's offer afterwards, and it was Tong Xiaoman who said it in person, using very polite and courteous words. Despite this, Gu Size's favorability towards her dropped directly to forty.
The system was very depressed about this, and it remained depressed for a long time. As time went by, the progress of Gu Size's project was not smooth. Every time his favorability towards her dropped a little, Ling Sui knew that he had encountered new difficulties.
It went up a little bit again, which meant that he had come to terms with it and knew that he shouldn't take his anger out on her; but it went down a little bit again, which meant that he still couldn't control his emotions. Ling Sui observed for a while and found that thirty was probably his limit. Even if it occasionally dropped below this number, it would quickly rise back up.
A little conscience, but not a lot.
The system was getting anxious and angry, but Ling Suisui remained as still as a mountain.
After saving up sign-in rewards for several years, she now had a lot of points. Not only could she fully cover the points expenses for the study room and optional classes, she also had more than enough to buy the most expensive props, so she didn't care about the one hundred points at all.
So what if there is no such thing? It’s just a matter of convenience for her to improve her favorability. Asking her to waste time on this is putting the cart before the horse.
However - Ling Suisui heard that Er Hongwen agreed to join Gu Size's project, and he would play Li Longji.
Er Hongwen invited her again, and this time his statement was even more exaggerated, even mentioning "competing in the three main competitions." The tone of his voice seemed to want to take her away.
Ling Suisui had already adjusted her mentality. The words she reminded the other party circled in her mouth for a few times, but she finally swallowed them.
Er Hongwen is not a newcomer in the circle, so how could he not understand the twists and turns involved? After returning from Venice, he no longer cares about ordinary film and television resources. He only wants those that can allow him to "recreate glory".
Ling Sui can only offer his respectful blessings, as long as they are happy.
It's her birthday, and fans across the country - or rather around the world - have sent her their blessings through social media platforms. However, when it comes to support, we still have to look at the domestic situation.
Knowing that she would not accept any gifts regardless of the price, the fan club and major website sites did not bother with this aspect. They originally wanted to raise funds for charity, but were stopped by Ling Suisui's team.
No matter what you do, involving "fund raising" means financial risk. Ling Suisui also said in the group that there is no need to prepare, and if you want to do charity, you don’t need to use her name specifically, it is enough for everyone to live their own lives.
However, domestic entertainment fans are indeed a less obedient group. Since large-scale online fundraising failed, fans organized the activity offline in different regions.
This is Ling Sui’s first birthday after her big breakout. Even if it’s just for the sake of her fans’ face, everyone has to have some fun!
On Ling Sui’s 100th birthday, big screens in more than a dozen cities across the country showed pictures of people wishing her a happy birthday. In her hometown of Yangcheng, these offline support activities have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain and are everywhere.
As early as a week ago, the advertising boxes at important stations of Guangzhou Metro were replaced with her birthday support, and she was also present inside Line 3 of the subway.
Sui Si also put advertisements on buses and taxis because Guangzhou is her hometown. In addition to the fan club, various fan clubs also wanted to do their best. For a time, her image appeared all over the city and could be seen everywhere.
Not only public transportation, Sui Si also did not miss the big screens throughout the city. Not only the business district with the largest flow of people was occupied by the fans, but also the more remote places were not spared. A dessert shop near the high school where Ling Suisui attended was even booked by fans for a whole day, which was used for offline gatherings and various peripherals were distributed.
At night, there are LED advertisements and light shows on the south exterior wall of Yuexiu Financial Building. This is Zhujiang New Town, the CBD of the entire Guangzhou city.
Ling Fei's office was nearby. She took out her mobile phone to take a video. Her colleagues looked at her with envy.
Many people joked that Ling Sui was only 24 years old today, but his life had already reached a peak that many people could never dream of.
Ling Suisui thought, of course not.
She has just crossed a small hill and still has a long way to go in life.
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